Man's skin turns orange from drinking too much cider

A man who drank so much cider that his skin turned orange has amazed his doctors by surviving the condition.

Michael Stenning, 47, who began drinking more than four litres of cider a day after losing his job as a courier, was convinced to seek medical attention by friends after his skin began to change colour. When he arrived at the hospital for a check-up, doctors told him they were "amazed you're not dead."

"It was a miracle," said Dr Sumita Verma, who researches alcoholic hepatitis. "I have never seen someone as sick as him leave the hospital alive."



Mr Stenning, a father-of-two, said: "I am a miracle case and just so happy to still be alive. I am touched by the continuous support from my family and friends especially after how I treated them at the time."

He started drinking heavily five years ago after being made redundant and only stopped when warned that he was about to die.

"I now want to make up for the years I've lost while drunk," he said, explaining that his skin has begun to return to its natural colour since stopping drinking. Staying off the booze has been easier than I thought and I'm happier drinking non-alcoholic drinks, which complement my now healthier diet. I have even started an exercise regime."